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pulim-v · 1 month ago

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I have stuff to reply to but to get this out of the way so I can post KR today

Foggy Glasses and Corroded Copper: Rowan's Birthday - part 3

Warning: this work contains depictions of: alcohol consumption and intoxication

Rowan woke up on Sunday feeling incredibly unwell. His head hurt, he felt sick to his stomach, he slept fully dressed up and thus had an incredibly uncomfortable night, and to top it all off his ears were ringing incessantly. The worst part, though, was that he could not fully remember why he felt that way.

After drinking several glasses of water, taking some painkillers and asking his parents about what happened, Rowan decided to take a look at his phone. Though the bright light from it worsened his persistent headache, he still stared at the notifications in the screen

[3 unread messages from Dew Botanyuki K.I.T.]

["Hey dude, sorry for yesterday night '-, w-,)"]

["Idt you're doing great today (neither am I lol) so the car thing's postponed till next week, okay?"]

["Also umm... thinking abt it you might have been right abt some stuff from yesterday @~@ so thx 4 that"]

Rowan was stilll a tad lost about the situation, but he did remember a few scattered scenes. He responded to Dew, explaining that he didn't fully remember what happened, and though Dew didn't have all the information he did help out in piecing things together.

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"Hi Rowan! Glad you got here!" Dew said, extending their hand to Rowan.

"Hey Dew, good evening." Rowan said with a warm smile on his face. He was still a tad hesitant about this party, but couldn't pass up the opportunity to spend time with his dear friend.

Rowan shook Dew's hand, entered the room and took note of the people there - there were a few familiar faces, some chemistry students he'd seen before, and, of course, Octavia and her friends. Which included Spark.

"Hey, let me introduce you to a couple people real quick." Dew said, calling Rowan over as they walked right next to the drinks table. There, there were two people: one Rowan recognized as Blizzard, an arctic fox from Chemistry that talked to Dew every once in a while; the other (a red panda), he couldn't quite recognize, they must have been from another course.

Dew gestured towards the duo. "These two are my friends! You might already know them, since they share a few classes with you, but these are Sprout and Blizzard." they pointed towards the fox. "She's from the Chemistry course," and then they ponted to the red panda, who, as it turned out, was named Sprout, "and he's from the Chemical Engineering Course, the same as you!"

"I think we've met before. Rowan, right? Nice to properly meet you, though." Blizzard said, not looking in Rowan's direction.

"Heya! I think I've seen you around a few times, what's up?" Sprout said, seemingly unconcerned but with his gaze fixed upon Rowan.

"Umm, hi. Good evening, nice to meet you two." Rowan said, ignoring the sweat that ran through his back.

"Alright then, you three can keep chatting, I have to go check up on Via!" Dew said with a big smile on their face, before ruffling Rowan's hair and leaving towards a small group of people.

Rowan decided to take a proper look at Sprout. He seemed... interesting. His hair was red, short, and a tad messy. His shirt was haphazardly buttoned up, a red ribbon on its collar. He wore a green cardigan, though it was a tad dirty, with a small amount of stains here and there. What stuck out most to him, though, were his eyes. A deep and striking shade of red, but with large bags underneath them, as if the man hadn't slept properly in days. Rowan felt a weird desire to get to know him better, but he couldn't quite explain why.

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[Dew Botanyuki K.I.T.]

[Dew: That's how the start of the party went. After that, I just kinda left you there since I wanted to talk with Via '- w-)]

[You: I do remember that happening, yes. What was next, though?]

[Dew: hmm... idrk! I only remember what happened at the end, I think you drank a lot of stuff cuz you were rlly drunk .w.]

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"So yeah, the new short is going pretty well." Octavia said, her friends nodding in agreement.

"That's wonderful, Via! Your short films are all really cool, you four are super talented!" Dew responded.

Suddenly, Dew felt a hand on his shoulder, turning around to see Sprout, who was clearly drunk, but had a very tense expression.

"Hey, dude, we need to talk real quick." Sprout said, with Dew noticing Rowan was by his side, his face very red for some reason. "You've left to hang out with your other friends and are pretty much ignoring your friend here, who only knows you in this party, and is probably drinking for the first time in his life, so now he's blackout drunk and saying a lot of stuff he'll definitely regret. Call his parents and have them take him home, aight? I can handle stuff over here." Sprout said, quietly but very clearly concerned, looking directly into Dew's eyes.

"Hey, Rowan, can you call your parents? I think you should go home." Dew said, looking directly at Rowan.

"Yeah, let me just... get my phone," Rowan said, taking his phone out of his pocket. A moment later, he put it back in there, a frustrated expression on his face. "It isn't turning on. I must've forgotten the flashlight on." Rowan said.

"Hey, umm, sorry to barge in, but are your parents the Lantanas? I could call them if you need me to." Octavia popped into the conversation, standing beside Dew.

"Yeah. How did you know that?" Rowan said.

"Oh, I go to their store frequently, and they talk about their son Rowan quite a bit. You also do resemble them a lot." Octavia said matter-of-factly.

"Thanks a lot, Via! You two can go to the kitchen to sort that out, I gotta talk to Dew real quick." Sprout said, awkwardly smiling.

Rowan and Octavia went out if the room, and Sprout directed Dew to one of the room's corners.

"What do you need to talk about, Sprout?" Dew said, a tad nervous.

"That guy was saying some kinda weird stuff. I won't say all of it, but you should probably ask him about it. All you need to know is he's assuming some weird things about you and Octavia, and he himself seems to like you quite a bit." Sprout said, his serious demeanor turning into a giggle at the end.

After Octavia and Rowan came back, they talked to Dew and explained that Rowan's parents couldn't make it, but they trusted Octavia's friend to get him back to their house. Sprout decided to keep taking care of the party, so Dew and Rowan went to Dew's car and left the house. As they drove, Dew tried to learn about what happened at the party.

"So, what were you talking about?" Dew said, not looking in Rowan's direction as he focused on the empty road.

"Ugh, I really have to tell you, huh?" Rowan responded.

"Only if you want to, but I'd really like that, from what Sprout told me - don't worry, he didn't say much - you were talking about me and Via."

"It's just... I think you're really handsome and cool and just a great guy!" Rowan said, and Dew noticed that it seemed as if he were crying.

"Well, I'm flattered, but what's the big de-" Dew started to say.

"And you're so hot, but I don't think you'd be into me and I know you're already into Via and I don't want to assume but- but-" Rowan sniffled, Dew barely being able to make out what he was saying through his tears. "Please don't hate me..."

"Why would I hate you?" Dew said, concerned. "I don't mind it if you think I'm hot. I don't feel the same way, but we can still be friends, and I really appreciate you telling me this, it's important to admit these things so you don't bottle up your emotions." They continued, slowing down Rowan's crying. "Though... what do you mean I'm into Via? Where did you get that from?" Dew concluded, feeling their face get a bit warmer.

"Oh, I'm sorry for assuming." Rowan said, pretty much not crying anymore. "It's just that every time you talk about her, you start blushing, and the way you comment about her in general just made it seem like you had a crush on her or something." Rowan concluded, his voice getting quieter as Dew noticed him shrinking into his seat.

"I never thought about her in that way... but I can see how you'd think that" Dew said, thinking deeply about it. Could he have a crush on Octavia? He couldn't be sure. Besides, there were more important things at the moment. Dew sighed. "The thing is... I'm sorry. I left you alone at the party and just spent time with my other friends, I should've put in more effort to include you." Dew continued, having difficulty with looking at the road as his eyes started to water.

Dew slowed the car down, glanced at the GPS and saw they were almost halfway to Rowan's house according to the address he had put in. They took a deep breath, than started talking again.

"It's... really hard. I try to pay attention to you guys, I try to put in effort, and show that I care, but that's just a really hard thing for me to do, y'know? And I don't know, I'm already taking meds for my ADHD, and that's helping out a lot, so am I just... lazy? Do I just not care?" Dew took his hand from the steering wheel and wiped his eyes. "I'm sorry for dumping this on you, Rowan. I'm really sorry." They concluded, once again focusing on the road.

The car kept on moving, going through the moonlit streets, as the awkward silence inside the car was nearly as cold as the dark night on Mount Kimoru. As it reached the Lantana family's house, Rowan had drifted to sleep, a fact that Dew noticed only when they stopped the car.

Dew woke Rowan up, opened the car's door and took him outside, holding his hand and leading him towards the house's doors. Rowan's father answered the door, greeted Dew and thanked him for the help, apologizing for the trouble he had caused.

"It's no big deal" Dew laughed. "Good night, Mr. Lantana," Dew shook the man's hand, "And good night, Rowan." Dew hugged Rowan, who hugged back, mumbling something that Dew couldn't understand.

After Rowan's father closed the door, Dew entered his car. He sat with himself for a few minutes, thinking over what had happened, before driving back to the party to wrap things up.

#pulim's rambles #pulim's writing #foggy glasses and corroded copper #fgcc #Rowan Lantana #Dew Botanyuki #Sprout Redleaf #Blizzard Snowfall #Octavia Meringue #Elm Lantana #tw: intoxication #tw: alcohol #tw intoxication #tw alcohol

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